Shirley v. Lin

ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING

We overrule the defendants' application for rehearing in this case; however, we extend the opinion in order to address the issue of the two defendants' respective obligations for payment of the damages award. At the close of the trial, the court gave the jury separate verdict forms by which it could find for or against each defendant, Sheridan W. Shirley, M.D., or Sheridan W. Shirley, M.D., P.A. The jury returned separate verdicts against each defendant and, on each form, assessed the plaintiff's damages in the amount of $25,000.

The plaintiff argues on application…